I learned who I was years ago when I accepted myself, when I realized I couldn't change what was natural for me, so I quit tryingto change what I could not.

After this realization I stopped running away from myself, I faced thechallenge of learning who I was--a somebody to myself.

Before this realization I feared everything and everyone, because howcould I know them when I didn't even know myself. I would run awayin the other direction if I saw anyone I knew, I would become terrifiedthat they would find out the horrible truth that I was stupid.

After this realization that I was stupid, I decided to become smarter, thatswhen I accepted myself and became enlightened.

I literally had a mind-set from extreme fear to NO FEAR--no fear of people intellectually.

Freedom from self just means you will accept your truth about yourself, andaccept that you cannot change what is natural for you, but you can changeignorance to enlightenment--as I am premium example of this empirical knowledge.